widowhood and happiness
CategoryYou can be happy again. We cover positive things you can do, vision for your future, goal setting and self-care.
Life Choices
I used to feel that there were hundreds of life’s choices but once I thought about it I was surprised at just how few there really are: Family Fun Health Work Life’s Purpose Money Relationships Self-Image Self-Growth Travel Almost all of my decisions will fall within one of these ten groups. What I soon realized … Continue Reading
Does Time Help Grief?
Grief doesn’t come in nice, discrete stages – it often comes in waves and I’ve found that with the passage of time, the waves don’t last as long or reach as high. But there are still times when they come washing over me and I found this last month hard to handle. It has been … Continue Reading
“A Grief Observed” by C.S. Lewis
In “A Grief Observed,” written by C.S. Lewis after the death of his wife in 1960, he wrote that grief is like fear, and that there existed “a sort of invisible blanket between the world and me.” He rigorously examined his Christian faith and found that it provided no solace while he was in the … Continue Reading
Acceptance
Acceptance is easier said than done but it is a necessary part of our grief journey. Part of the journey is making wise decisions about how you’re going to live and what you are going to believe about yourself. Acceptance is best summarized in the words of the apostle Paul: “I have learned in whatever … Continue Reading
We Need Positive People
I enjoy encouraging people to seek out the positive in life by listening to others with the intent to find good about what they are saying or doing. If you tune into the positive, you will get clues about what they are doing and can respond with a positive phrase like “You can do it” … Continue Reading
What to Do With Despair?
“Despair” means loss of hope and it’s normal to want to rush in to help. But promising things that cannot be delivered will make you appear less reliable and trusting and when they need you even more they will not seek you out. Never promise anything you can’t deliver. Acknowledge how they feel by allowing … Continue Reading
Do You Feel Your Confidence Slipping Away?
This is where fear and doubt join forces and you start painting vivid negative pictures in your mind. Most of the things you fear will never happen but it still has the power to rob you of your confidence. Don’t allow fear and uncertainty to take away your power. Remember, it’s more mentally tiring to … Continue Reading
You Can Be Happy….No Matter What
I love to pass on great articles from other writers and below is just such an article by Linda Thurwanger -Certified Personal Coach and Workshop Facilitator If you are waiting on someone else to start or stop doing something in order for you to feel better, happy, worthy, more peaceful or loved, you are putting yourself in … Continue Reading
Do You Have a Spirit of Integrity?
If you are living a life of integrity there will be harmony at every level: body, mind and spirit. Spirituality is about the longing of every human for a deeper sense of meaning and purpose that goes far beyond our daily struggle to “just get … Continue Reading
It’s OK To Be Wrong
We need to say “I’m wrong” from our hearts and not just from our lips. That requires a genuine change within ourselves and even when it hurts, we need to realize it’s simply human nature and that everyone makes mistakes. I’m learning that if we are more sensitive to the views of others in the … Continue Reading
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